Railway lamp
Category
Technological items
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel, glass and copper.
Measurements
340 x 145 x 255 mm
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1701009
Summary
Railway lamp. A locomotive lamp of box shape with a cylindrical chimney on top. A square looped fixed handle of circular steel rod is attached to the body. The front is hinged and contains a clear glass lens within a copper bezel, and there is a small hinged flap to the top. One side is also hinged, for access to the burner, which is missing. The back has an arched plate with a grub screw, for attachment to the fitting on the locomotive. The lamp is painted white with a silver interior.
Marks and inscriptions
Side of chimney: BR (M)